Events

Recall of ARTIS ZEEGO MULTI-AXIS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    81893
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-03-27
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    During our common product monitoring one of our suppliers did inform us about an assembly problem what was recognized internally. in single cases an insufficient crimping at one of the cables of a drive motor was identified. this insufficient crimping may cause bad contacting resulting in high contact resistance. there is potential for system failure as a result of the identified defect. the potential of fire due to heating was not considered. to determine to what extent this insufficient crimping was brought into the field aninspection of the installed base will be performed.

Device

ARTIS ZEEGO MULTI-AXIS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 10280959 (Lot serial: 160354); Model Catalog: 10280959 (Lot serial: 160423); Model Catalog: 10280959 (Lot serial: 160810); Model Catalog: 10280959 (Lot serial: 160846); Model Catalog: 10280959 (Lot serial: 160109)
  • Product Description
    Artis Zeego Multi-Axis
  • Manufacturer
    SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Manufacturer

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  • Manufacturer Address
    OAKVILLE
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    HC